Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA by PCR. Indicative of active infection or colonisation (latter more likely when level is low). Indicated in immunocompromised patients who are colonised are at risk of developing PcP pneumonia.
Tube
Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) collected during bronchoscopy, sputum, and aspirates collected in white universal.
ID
3659.
Availability
Mon – Sat. Samples for same-day testing must arrive before 9:30am.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Collection Con
If delays occur refrigerate at 2-8 degrees C.
IP Routine TAT
1 to 2 days.
GP Routine TAT
1 to 2 days.